Green Farm Map Making Together with Youths
![Eco-Agriculture/Permaculture: Encompasses small-scale city farm to full-size rural farms that are organic, biodynamic or using other sustainable methods. May indicate organizations linking urban communities and nearby farmers though community-supported agriculture (known as CSAs or box schemes), 4H demonstration farms, agriculture schools or food security resources and networks. Eco-Agriculture/Permaculture](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_2.gif)
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Overview
■ Project Name: Green Farm Map Making Together with Youths
■ Theme: Local foods
■ Location: Uiwang city in Gyeonggi Province
■ Organizer: Uiwang City Sustainable Development Council, Uiwang Youth Center, Next Generation Council of Uiwang Youth, Youth Press Corps and Volunteers
■ Content:
- MOU with Uiwang Youth Center
- Greenmap activity starting ceremony and Greenmap maker formation (Greenmap maker recruiting and area assigning)
- Data collection and giving names to eco-friendly farms
- Greenmap producing and evaluation
■ Importance: This map gives chances of indirect experiences of urban farming to youths by providing them opportunities to visit urban farms and interview the farmers. These opportunities help the youth to learn about needs of urban farming and raise awareness of local foods’ importance. In this respect, this map is educationally effective to youths.
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Green Farm Map Making Together with Youths
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